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GLENDALE, Ariz. — New information on the NFL's investigation into the Patriots use of underinflated footballs surfaced just hours before the team kicked off against the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX. NFL Media's Ian Rapoport, citing multiple sources, reported that an "elderly" Patriots employee took two bags of football into a restroom close to the referees' room and spent 98 minutes in the room before taking the bags to the field for the AFC Championship Game. There is video of the man entering and exiting the restroom, but "it's unclear if there is a clear shot inside the restroom." According to the report, 11 of the 12 footballs used by...

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GLENDALE, Ariz. — New information on the NFL's investigation into the Patriots use of underinflated footballs surfaced just hours before the team kicked off against the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX.
NFL Media's Ian Rapoport, citing multiple sources,...

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